Kawana vs Pink Lily
Kawana is the younger of the two, with a median age of 38 against 49 in Pink Lily. In both, most households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. On these figures, Kawana tends to suit families with children.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Kawana
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more parks and reserves (13 vs 1)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- has more childcare (4 vs 0)
- But Pink Lily has more separate houses rather than flats (100% vs 86%)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Too close to call
Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.
Weighs mortgage stress.
Renters
Kawana
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (39% vs 25%)
- has cheaper rent ($255/wk vs $350/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Kawana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is more walkable (51/100 vs 6/100)
Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
They split
one each way, out of the 4 things we measure here
- Kawana is more walkable (51/100 vs 6/100)
- Pink Lily has more residents already 65 and over (25% vs 20%)
Weighs who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Kawana
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (0.2% vs -16.5%)
Weighs population growth.
Where they sit
Kawana and Pink Lily drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Kawana has more residents (4,434 vs 193); Pink Lily rents higher ($350/wk vs $255/wk).
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 4,434 +96% vs other | 193 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +0.2% | -16.5% |
| Median age | 38 | 49 |
| Median household income | $69,004/yr | $94,224/yr +37% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $255/wk | $350/wk +37% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.2%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (3.6%).
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (19.7%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $620,995 | — |
| Median unit price | $580,000 | — |
| Median land price | $250,000 | — |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 29 days from 35 sales | — |
Development activity
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 390 across Rockhampton same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +133% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 5.0% $580/wk on $599K | — |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within QLD
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | — same for both | |
| Income | Higher than 36% of QLD | Higher than 67% of QLD |
| Schools | Higher than 85% of QLD | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 87% of QLD | Higher than 69% of QLD |
| Affordability | — same for both | |
| EV adoption | Higher than 55% of QLD | Higher than 20% of QLD |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 74% of QLD | Higher than 58% of QLD |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 92% of QLD | — |
Liveability
Kawana is more walkable (51 vs 6).
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | C | — |
| Score | 44/100 | — |
| Socio-economic band | below-average income decile 2/10 | below-average income decile 3/10 |
Risk profile
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Crime | High 87/100 | High 89/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 | High 91/100 |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 6 within 5 km | 3 within 5 km |
Schools
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 1 | 0 |
| Universities within 10 km | 1 Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 3.4 km | 1 Rockhampton C.Q.U. Campus, 8.1 km |
Schools in Kawana
- Capricornia (Rockhampton Campus) School of Dist Ed Government · Combined above peers
- Heights College Independent · Combined above peers
- Glenmore State School Government · Primary at peers
- Glenmore State High School Government · Secondary below peers
Schools in Pink Lily
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 1 | 0 |
| Parks & reserves | 13 | 1 |
| Childcare | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 16 | 3 |
Mobility
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 51/100 | 6/100 |
| Distance to Brisbane | 636.2 km same for both | |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 441 min | 440 min |
| Electric vehicle share | 0.4% postcode 4701 | 0.2% postcode 4702 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 54 postcode 4701 | 58 postcode 4702 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (82.2%).
Setting
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 11 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 12 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 17.8 km | 20.1 km |
NBN connectivity
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 63/100 | 30/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the node | Fixed wireless |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 33% 2,152 premises | 0% 111 premises |
Climate
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 811 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 32.5°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 11.6°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 4.3 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 8.6 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | — same for both | |
Council rates
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,313/yr same for both | |
| Council | Rockhampton same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Capricornia | Flynn |
| Member | Michelle Landry | Colin Boyce |
| Party | Liberal National Party of Queensland same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Kawana | Pink Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $30,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $750,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
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